Happy Sunday everyone!
So my first semester of uni is now over for Christmas but for my first term of assignments, my friends and I have been working with an amazing organisation within my city and I want to show you guys all the work we have done!
So the organisation we are working with is Matthew’s House. This organisation is set up in Swansea, Wales to help tackle the big issue of homelessness. Matthew’s House is also partnered with Matt’s Café run by the same group of volunteers where people can come and eat and drink and only pay what they feel like. All money that the organisation receives then go towards feeding and helping those who are out on the streets.
It only costs 70p to feed one homeless person!
Not only this, the organisation also set up their own project:
‘The Homeless Period Swansea’ of which aims to help women during that dreaded time of the month. Their moto is that homeless or underprivileged women should not have to choose between eating or basic comfort.
So with this in mind, we asked them if there was any other projects that they were planning and one included rebuilding their shower. The fact they have a shower for the homeless to wash and get clean is amazing but there is one issue. The drainage system below does not do its job properly. So with this in mind, we decided to dedicate all our fundraising to fix the shower system. The quote to fixing the shower system is a hefty £1500 but we decided to go on a basis of try and raise as much as we can instead of setting a certain amount.
Here was our first fundraising event – Bag Packing in Tesco!
Through our day of fundraising, we managed to raise a whopping £287!
If any of you guys would like to find out more then visit:
You can also become a friend of Matthew’s House by signing up to give an amount of your choice here:
See you soon guys!!
Love Jess
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